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Originally Posted by QcCowboy
HAHAHA
yes, quote Boulez... the man who said "before me, there was no music"?
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So where and when exactly did Boulez say that? I'd like a reference for that quote. Often, a quote by Boulez may sound rather bizarre when taken out-of-context. And if it was an isolated statement, it was probably only meant jokingly or ironically. Even so, that doesn't mean all his views are not to be taken seriously, for Boulez - whether you like it or not - remains one of the world's greatest musical minds and he sure has highly intelligent thoughts and views on music.
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Originally Posted by QcCowboy
And simply because you fail to comprehend the complexity of Sibelius' music does not MAKE it in any way less complex. Your superficial assessment of Sibelius is simply more demonstration that your opinions have very little actual value.
But then, Gianluca, your credibility on this forum was shot months ago.
If you don't like tonal music, or neo-tonal music, just stay out of threads dealing with it. You just come acoss as another elitist ass.
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Yeah right, just because I criticize the composer you happen to love, my opinions have little value? And when did I say I didn't like tonal music? I love music from the baroque, classical and romantic periods - which is all tonal music. I only have problems with music that ignores the most important musical innovations of its own time.
Ok, so I have to stay out of threads on composers of which I am critical, eh? Come on, then I could as well say to you: if you are intolerant of other opinions, you'd better stay out of discussion boards altogether.
Finally, Qccowboy, you just come across as another incompetent debater who is intolerant of people disagreeing with him, which doesn't make
your credibility any greater than mine. Any time you encounter an opinion you disagree with, you either pass it off as 'superficial' or 'balony' - without being open to further discussion - or you childishly revert to rude personal insults.